Blessing Of Yuri Goddess-Chapter 424 - 16 - Some Kind Of Apologies... I Guess?

Reluctantly, I cast off the black shadow that filled my body and made myself visible to everyone eyes. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Swuuttt...

Swwuuutt...

I am very sure that the ability to manipulate shadows is also able to manipulate body odor, so that it is not easily detected by people who have a sharp sense of smell.

However, It didn't seem to be of much use to Duchess Kaori, who had somehow memorized the scent of my sweat to the point where she could guess my position as I was currently hiding in plain sight.

Sniff...

Sniff...

By closing her eyes and relying on her sharp nose, I was forced to remove the black shadow covering my body and appear in front of Duchess Kaori.

"Yes, there is no mistaking that this is the smell of sweat from my respected Lily-sama."

"I have a feeling that Lily-sama has visited you two and done something in this town, without my knowledge."

"Can you explain what happened?"

After confirming that the sweet scent she had smelled was from my sweat, it make Jeanne and Furina looked at each other and smiled.

Duchess Kaori's, who still closed her eyelids slowly opened, and our gazes met each other.

Glareee...

Glareee...

With eyes filled with longing, Duchess Kaori fell silent and stared at me, then she glance to the two women accompanying her. She slowly backed away and whisper something to the two women standing not far from her.

"H-Hey, I'm not going crazy because I miss someone, am I?"

"Y-You two saw that charming light brown-skinned girl, too, right?"

"I-I'm not seeing things, while I'm stressed enough, right?"

Various questions came out of Duchess Kaori's mouth because she seemed unsure of her own eyesight.

"Do I really look like someone who doesn't deserve to be here, Duchess Kaori?" I asked Duchess Kaori to answer the doubts she had seen with her own eyes.

Even with the cursed Odachi flying low beside me and the butterfly spirit perched on my hair, it still wasn't enough to prove that I wasn't a hallucination during her work stress.

Ah, no, it's not a hallucination during her work stress, but rather a hallucination when you want to relax but can't relax... and something like this can happen.

I know the work of a Duchess is tough, especially without the Duke assistance, after he died in battle against the plant monsters. The exhaustion of work and the longing for a moment of relaxation have made Duchess Kaori doubt her own eyesight, when seeing me.

I understand that very well, because I have experienced that in the past, where I had to study magic books while having a hungry stomach, so that I always looked at magic books as sweet cakes and try to eat it.

However, if her hallucination is want to seeing me, then...

She can't bear it any longer?

Does that mean that the Duchess, who is known to be cold and expressionless, is crave to seeing me?

Ugh, that's impossible...

If that were true, then the rumors about her who being cold and heartless would disappear...

"I'll just go home if I'm not accepted in this town," I continued, holding the handle of the cursed Odachi and triggering the alerts of the mounted knights who were tasked with escorting Duchess Kaori.

My actions like this could be misunderstood to attack Duchess Kaori, but she don't think too much about it and seems to be relaxed.

My hand grabbed the hilt of the cursed Odachi and pulled its sharp blade out from the sheath, revealing a sharp blade filled with the holy magic of the Goddess of Destruction, and I slashed the air current beside me to create a teleportation slash.

Slaasshh!!

Bwaaanngg!!

A single slash that splits the air current is enough to create a teleportation slash that will take me home, then join the military unit of Marquess Rommel's knights who are still on a military expedition.

A teleportation slash opened beside me, making Jeanne and Furina to feel disappointed. Their faces both looked sad and sullen at my sudden arrival and swift departure, just like this.

"It's nice to see you again and we will meet again, Jeanne..."

"Take care of yourself, Furina..."

Before I left and stepped into the teleportation slash, I said my goodbyes to Jeanne and Furina.

Actually, I did this just to joke around and want to see the funny expression of Duchess Kaori, who couldn't believe that I was the real Lily, not a result of her hallucination from being tired from work.

Tap...

Tap...

Buuuggghh!!

The moment I took two steps into the teleportation slash, my body was suddenly hugged by Duchess Kaori, and she screamed, attracting the attention of the people around her.

"W-Wait a minute!!"

"We just met after a long time of not seeing each other!"

"You're just going home after meeting me!"

"Aren't you too cruel to me, my Master!! Huuuhhuu..."

Holding back the sobs that escaped her eyes, Duchess Kaori hugged my body tightly so that she could hold back my footsteps that were approaching the teleportation slash.

I was joking at the time, but the expression I got from Duchess Kaori, already exceeded my expectations.

I didn't expect Duchess Kaori to cry and restrain myself from going home immediately after meeting her, I didn't expect her reaction to be genuine like this.

Duchess Kaori's tight hug held my body and pulled my body to turn, making me feel short of breath after Duchess Kaori's face sank into my breasts to cry.

"Huueee!! Don't go home so quickly!"

"I want to relax while welcoming my Master's arrival!"

"I want to enjoy the afternoon atmosphere without piling up work and make an relaxing tea party!"

"I want to do all that in my free time!"

Compared to facing a Duchess with her high self-esteem, elegant demeanor, and the grace of a high-ranking noble, it seems... I saw a child sulking at Duchess Kaori's current state. Several of the Knights escorting her reacted similarly, shrugging their shoulders to cover up Duchess Kaori's sulking attitude and behavior like a child.

My hand immediately patted Duchess Kaori's head slowly and made her calmer a little.

Pat...

Pat...

By patting Duchess Kaori's head calmed her down, and I closed the teleportation slash beside me.

"As a Duchess, you must be busy with the internal affairs of your territories and diplomatic matters, which are currently in hot conflict, right?" I asked Duchess Kaori while gently patting her head.

"Uuuhh... yeah, that's right. That kind of work is never-ending and will always be on my desk. No matter how often I finish that work, the next day there will be more of the same work!"

"That's because you are a Duchess who has great responsibilities in managing a large territory, even though currently your territory is being reduced after being attacked by plant monsters."

"Uuuuhh... that one is a tough one! I have to take over the territory that's been overrun by plant monsters. I have to do that while also figuring out how to defend against their counterattack in this old castle town!" Duchess Kaori grumbled, making me smile wryly at her.

Duchess Kaori's grumbling informed me that this was an old castle town.

In other words, it was a castle town purpose-built as a town and a line of defense against plant monsters.

That's why Duchess Kaori, Jeanne, and Furina sent a letter of request to make this castle town as a sacred territory belonging to the Goddess of Destruction.

Although there are some people who disagree with this, I believe it is because they do not know the benefits of a sacred place that has been marked by a Goddess.

If they knew some of the benefits of a sacred place, marked by a Goddess, fools like that fat male noble would definitely not receive divine punishment from the Goddess of Destruction.

"Just so you know, I'm also carrying out my duty as a Saintess and Noble, too. You must have received reports from high-ranking adventurers about me, who leading a military expedition, and I went to the trouble of coming to this old castle town only to get a new problem about your subordinate, who wants to reject this old castle town as the sacred territory of the Goddess of Destruction," I said with a cold look and wanted to tease Duchess Kaori to shocked.

"E-Eeekkk!! W-When did my subordinate ever refuse something important like that!"

Without saying a word to Duchess Kaori, I glanced at the fat man who was still lying on the ground with a horse carriage door pressing down on his body.

My wordless glance had become the answer for Duchess Kaori.

"..." while remaining silent, I glanced up at the sky and saw my cherry blossom crown flying high above the sky of this old castle town.

My hand pointed up to the sky to get Duchess Kaori's attention and said, "That fat man said... that such a strange thing came from the actions of Jeanne and Furina as a follower of the Goddess of Destruction."

"In fact, it was a mark from the Goddess of Destruction stating that this old castle town was her sacred territory."

"That fat man also said that you would come to force Jeanne and Furina to get rid of the strange object flying above the sky of this old castle town."

"Should I remove the mark of the Goddess of Destruction and relinquish this old castle town's status as a sacred territory?"

I smiled as I explained the incident, adding some information and speaking loudly so everyone could hear. This kind of additional information was necessary to prevent any future misunderstandings, especially regarding the Cherry Blossom Crown originating from my Monarch of Holy Destruction form.

It does look like a strange object to the common people, though...

The fat nobleman wasn't completely wrong about this, he just didn't understand the meaning and purpose of that strange object flying on the sky.

After I explained about the strange object flying over the old castle town and the devious plot the fat nobleman who was trying to manipulate Duchess Kaori, I felt a tense silence from everyone around me.

Buugghhh...

Buugghhh...

Jeanne and Furina suddenly knelt and prostrated themselves before me.

"My Monarch, please forgive us for failing to practice and spread the teachings of the Goddess of Destruction widely in this town. Even if my Monarch wishes to move the sacred territory of the Goddess of Destruction to a dry and hot place, we are ready to serve in such a harsh place!" said Furina while pressing her forehead on the ground and showing her loyalty as followers of the Goddess of Destruction.

"I am also willing to dedicate myself to such a harsh place at the behest of the Monarch of Holy Destruction and the Goddess of Destruction will!" Jeanne said as she pressed her forehead down, following Furina's loyalty.

On the other hand, Duchess Kaori did the same to me. She knelt first and prostrated herself before me.

"P-Please forgive my subordinate who has insulted the blessings and divinity of the Goddess of Destruction!" said Duchess Kaori loudly.